When I began my project, I hadn't really considered what I qualified as language. I think I had somewhat of a prejudice towards ASL, in the way that I didn't really consider it a "proper" or "normal" language. Although ASL isn't spoken with sounds, after doing this project I think I appreciate it more, and I recognize it really is a full language.
This project has definitely confirmed one of my biggest beliefs about language, that as long as you get your point across and people understand you, the main goal of language has been accomplished. I think it's really cool how the primary users of ASL have to have a more creative way to express themselves than the rest of us.
I have a ton of questions about ASL, but right now the one that interests me the most is something that I mentioned in my last post, how some kids don't actually use the signs they have been taught until they begin to talk. This really makes me wonder how different everyone's brain is.
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I think this is very cool
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